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Employees, taxi driver rush to save stock, cars in Superior Parts inferno

BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com

August 28 12:20 AM

Employees of Superior Parts Limited and a taxi driver battled to save millions of dollars worth of motorcycles and cars on Thursday as a raging fire t...

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Sandals Foundation head Heidi Clarke honoured with 2026 Skift IDEA Trailblazer Award

August 28 12:18 AM

Sandals Foundation head Heidi Clarke honoured with 2026 Skift IDEA Trailblazer Award

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Dancehall gets recognition from the JUNO Awards

Kevin Jackson

August 28 12:16 AM

Dancehall gets recognition from the JUNO Awards

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Nation’s Choice makes $1-billion hotel bet

Clarendon food company targets regional exports as it expands cold storage and manufacturing

BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com

August 28 12:14 AM

Nations Choice makes $1-billion hotel bet; eyes regional exports

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ISSA president looks to competitive schoolboy football season despite sponsorship fall-off

Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com

August 28 12:12 AM

ISSA boss looks to competitive schoolboy football season despite sponsorship fall-off

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BYD welcomes ATTO 8

BY RORY DALEY Observer writer editorial@jamaiaobserver.com

August 28 12:10 AM

BYD welcomes ATTO 8

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Sole survivor stitches dad’s legacy into every shoe

Ingrid Henry | Observer Writer

August 28 12:06 AM

Sole survivor stitches dad’s legacy into every shoe

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Williams: Gov’t made ‘very good offer’ to teachers; awaits JTA response

BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com

August 28 12:05 AM

Williams: Gov’t made ‘very good offer’ to teachers; awaits JTA response

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Cousins questions legality of Coopers Pen demolitions court order, cites six-year rule

August 17, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament and Opposition Spokesperson on Land and Works, Lothan Cousins, is demanding immediate public disclosure of th...

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France’s parliament adopts assisted dying law

July 15, 2026

PARIS, France (AFP) — France on Wednesday moved closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying for adults sufferi...

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Kenya health minister in contempt over US Ebola site, says court

June 22, 2026

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenya's high court found the country's health minister in contempt on Monday over the continued construction of an Ebola facili...

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TWP Attorneys launches ‘Lunch and Learn’ initiative to strengthen development within the legal profession

June 2, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Local law practice TWP Attorneys-at-Law has launched its inaugural “Lunch and Learn” Initiative, a professional development progra...

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Opposition leader remembers Hugh Hart as ‘brilliant lawyer’

April 17, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding has paid tribute to Hugh Hart, describing him as a “brilliant lawyer” whose creative, solution-orie...

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Motorists with outstanding traffic tickets urged to comply with the law

April 14, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Delroy Chuck has warned motorists who ignore traffic tickets that failure to comply with...

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Senegal parliament doubles penalty for same-sex relations

March 12, 2026

DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) — Senegal's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishabl...

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Townsend Law Firm secures major win for Vybz Kartel in NY Supreme Court

BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer

March 6, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Townsend Law Firm, based in New York and headed by Kadian Townsend, Esq, secured a major win on Tuesday, March 3 for Vybz Kart...

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Mentorship must shape character, not just careers, says Appeal Court president

February 24, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop, has underscored that integrity and service, not merely academic ...

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‘Enforcement alone won’t work’

Senator Tavares-Finson gives ‘strong support’ to bill expunging criminal records

January 30, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Government Senator Christian Tavares-Finson has come out in 'strong support' of the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) A...

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Chuck pleads for greater use of plea negotiations legislation

January 14, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Despite being on the law books since 2017, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, is dissatisfied at the limited use of the Plea Negotiati...

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Italy to toughen rape law to include non-consensual sex

November 19, 2025

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italian Members of Parliament voted Wednesday to broaden the definition of sexual violence to include non-consensual acts, in a ra...

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US Supreme Court blocks Florida immigration law

July 9, 2025

FLORIDA, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Supreme Court blocked Florida on Wednesday from enforcing a law that would make it a crime for u...

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Groups launch first green lawsuits against new Trump administration

February 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Green groups on Wednesday launched the first environmental challenges against the new Trump administration, targetin...

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Acquitted longest-serving death row inmate seeks US$1.3m from Japan

January 30, 2025

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government pay him more than US$1.3 million in compensatio...

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New St Vincent law bans dogs on some beaches

December 9, 2024

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) – The St Vincent and the Grenadines parliament has approved legislation targetting dog owners who are not honouring their ...

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Paris clamps down on Airbnb to ease housing crunch

November 28, 2024

PARIS, France (AFP) – Paris unveiled new regulations Thursday tightening restrictions on holiday apartment rentals, hoping to ease a housing shortage ...

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UK Supreme Court hears case on definition of ‘woman’

November 26, 2024

London, United Kingdom (AFP) – The UK Supreme Court on Tuesday began considering a lengthy dispute between campaigners and the Scottish government on ...

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Union concerned over ‘growing push to remove redundancy payment law’

November 18, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vincent Morrison, the president of the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE), has raised concerns ov...

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Jamaican author makes history with ‘nation’s first HR law guide’

September 13, 2024

Jamaican author Damalio Powell is excited to introduce Jamaica HR Laws Made Simple , which he said is the country's first HR law guide tailored to emp...

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